Stormzy and Dua Lipa lead way at the Brits

Grime artist slams Prime Minister Theresa May in rap about Grenfell Tower blaze

Stormzy was crowned king of the Brit Awards as he scooped two gongs and asked Theresa May about “money for Grenfell”.

The grime artist referenced the Grenfell Tower blaze which killed 71 people and directed questions at the Prime Minister during a performance which closed the show.

In a politically-charged rap, Stormzy sang: “Yo Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell? What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell? You criminals, and you’ve got the cheek to call us savages, you should do some jail time, you should pay some damages, you should burn your house down and see if you can manage this.”

The ceremony, presented by Jack Whitehall, was dominated by wins for Stormzy and Dua Lipa, who was the first female in the history of the Brits to be nominated for five awards in one year.

Stormzy fell to the ground in shock when he was announced the winner of British album of the year, beating Ed Sheeran to what is seen as the most coveted prize of the night.

Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa hailed the power of women as she picked up the award for British female solo artist, on a night when the stars carried white roses to show their support for the Time’s Up movement in support of victims of sexual harassment and assault.

She said: “Here’s to more women on these stages, more women winning awards and more women taking over the world.”

The ceremony featured a tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing in the form of an appearance by Liam Gallagher who was called upon after Ariana Grande was forced to pull out due to illness.

The American pop star was due to take to the stage to remember the victims of the attack that took place at her concert in May last year, but was not well enough to travel to the UK.

Despite losing out on two awards to Stormzy, Sheeran won the Global Success prize. Other winners included British single for Rag’n’Bone Man for his track Human and Kendrick Lamar who won international male solo artist.

Where’s the money for Grenfell? STORMZY

Pictures: PA. Top: grime artist Stormzy arrives at the awards night; Left: Dua Lipa performs on stage; Above: Ed Sheeran won the Global Success award.